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It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil.
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"It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil."
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It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil. — James Smithson

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James Smithson was a Scientist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1829).

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This quote is attributed to James Smithson, a Scientist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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James Smithson lived from 1765 – 1829.
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